Netflix has officially ordered the comedy series I Suck at Girls from Abbott Elementary executive producers Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker. Based on Halpern’s autobiography, the coming-of-age project has also confirmed its lead cast.
I Suck at Girls gets picked up by Netflix, announces cast
Netflix has officially ordered the comedy series I Suck at Girls and announced Kayo Martin, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Laila Pruitt as the lead cast, according to a press release from Netflix. The series is based on the autobiography of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Justin Halpern. Martin will play Steven. Taylor will portray Garrett, while Pruitt will appear as Anna.
According to the press release, the show centers on three awkward high school sophomores navigating teenage relationships and identity. The official logline states that the characters stumble through the messy world of teenage romance while learning that sucking at girls is part of growing up. Netflix previously issued a cast-contingent pickup for the project in late 2025 before granting a formal series order.
Halpern and Patrick Schumacker serve as showrunners, writers, and executive producers through Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions. Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold, and Liza Katzer executive produce for Doozer Productions. Chet Dave also executive produces for Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions. Warner Bros. Television serves as the studio.
Tracey Pakosta, Netflix Vice President of Comedy Series, US, said, “We’re thrilled to partner with Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Bill Lawrence to bring Justin’s hilariously relatable autobiography, I Suck at Girls, to the screen. They have a rare ability to turn deeply personal, unconventional ideas into culture-defining series that are sharp, funny, and deeply human. This show captures universal truths about life and relationships with authentic heart and humor, we believe it’s a story audiences will genuinely love and connect with.”
Justin Halpern said, “I’m incredibly excited to make a show that can hopefully capture the funny, emotional and oftentimes humiliating experience of growing up. As opposed to just the emotional and humiliating experience of my life as an adult.”
Warner Bros. Television will produce the series.